Changing the eating attitudes of parents rather than children is the key to combating childhood obesity, according to a study from the universities of Newcastle and Wollongong. The researchers found parents must be actively engaged in changing the whole family’s diet to help reduce childhood obesity. Event targeting parents alone, even without the child’s involvement, can achieve results.
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